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Philip Parris Lynott ( / ˈlaɪnɒt /, LIE-not; 20 August 1949 – 4 January 1986) was an Irish musician, songwriter, and poet. He was the co-founder, lead vocalist, bassist, and primary songwriter for the hard rock band Thin Lizzy.
Jan 4, 2021 · Just eleven days after his collapse, on January 4 1986, he died of pneumonia and heart failure at the hospital's intensive care unit. He was just 36. Phil Lynott's funeral was held at St Elizabeth's Church in London five days later, and was followed by a second service at Howth Parish Church in Dublin, on January 11.
Thin Lizzy initially consisted of bass guitarist, lead vocalist and principal songwriter Phil Lynott, drummer Brian Downey, guitarist Eric Bell and organist Eric Wrixon, although Wrixon left after a few months. Bell left at the end of 1973 and was briefly replaced by Gary Moore, who himself was replaced in mid-1974 by twin lead guitarists ...
Jan 4, 2024 · ‘Phil Lynott’ and ‘dead’ were words that one could not possibly imagine being put together. The writing had been on the wall for some years, but no-one – not fans, friends, band, management, record companies – could believe that he had actually succumbed to the inevitable.
As leader of Thin Lizzy, Phil Lynott led the most heroic rock band of a generation. Flanked by their trademark twin guitar assault, Lynott’s heart, soul and poetic songwriting made “the squadron” one of the most vital rock and roll groups of all time.
Jun 6, 2022 · Framed by revelatory performance footage, archival audio interview clips from Lynott, interviews with Thin Lizzy bandmates, Lynott’s family and friends, Adam Clayton of U2, Metallica’s James Hetfield (and more!), the documentary is an extraordinary primer into the artistry and psyche of a fallen rock and roll giant.
The video for Phil Lynott’s ‘Old Town’ is synonymous with Dublin in the early 1980s.In 1982 Phil Lynott, Thin Lizzy frontman, released his second solo album ...
Jan 2, 2016 · She wasn't called Heavy Metal Heather, which was the name she went by in the rock world, but "Heather Mitson, the housewife who shared the life of doomed rock star Phil Lynott.
Philip Parris Lynott ( / ˈlaɪnɒt /, LIE-not; 20 August 1949 – 4 January 1986) was an Irish musician, songwriter, and poet. He was the co-founder, lead vocalist, bassist, and primary songwriter for the hard rock band Thin Lizzy.
Aug 24, 2020 · Philip Parris Lynott was born on 20th August 1949 in West Bromwich, near Birmingham. The son of Philomena Lynott, a white Irish Catholic and Cecil Parris from Brazil, Phil was initially brought up in Moss Side, Manchester and moved to Ireland whilst still at school.